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backstories

backstories is the plural of backstory.

Meaning of backstory

Noun

backstory (plural backstories)

  1. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
    • What’s the backstory of our new colleague?
    Synonyms:
    background story
  2. A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.
    Synonyms:
    cover story

Questions about backstories

What is backstories the plural of?
Backstories is the plural of backstory.

Words near backstories in the dictionary

  1. backstoppers
  2. backstopping
  3. backstops
  4. backstore
  5. backstores
  6. backstories
  7. backstory
  8. backstraight
  9. backstraightaway
  10. backstraightaways
  11. backstraights

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstories (page history and authors); backstory (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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